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Dandot Light Railway
Overview
Native name	ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے
Status	Operational
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Dandot RS Chalisa Junction
Service
Operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
History
Opened	1905 (1905)
Technical
Line length	10 km (6.2 mi)

Dandot Light Railway (Urdu: ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Dandot RS and ended at Chalisa Junction. The total length of this railway line is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) with 4 railway stations.. Currently only coal trains are running till ICI Factory.

History

The Dandot Light Railway was a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway which opened in 1905 and extended from Dandot railway station to Chalisa Junction railway station. It was built to serve the Khewra Salt Mine.

Stations

• Dandot (Abandoned)
• Khewra (Abandoned)
• Sodian Gujar (Abandoned)
• Chalisa Junction

See also

• Samasata-Amruka Branch Line
• Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Railway lines in Pakistan

References

1. "Around Malakwal". www.nigeltout.com.
2. Dey, Abani Kumar (2008). Mineral wealth. ISBN 9788182054837.
3. "Reisebericht Pakistan 1996". www.rolandziegler.de.

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Tourist and heritage railways Changa Manga Forestry Railway Dandot Light Railway Kandahar State Railway Khanpur–Chachran Railway Khewra Salt Mines Railway Khyber Pass Railway Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Railway

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